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Special Weather Statement
National Weather Service JACKSON KY
408 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

KYZ068-079-080-222045-
Rockcastle KY-Laurel KY-Pulaski KY-
408 PM EDT Wed May 22 2024

...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL IMPACT NORTHWESTERN LAUREL...
NORTHEASTERN PULASKI AND SOUTHERN ROCKCASTLE COUNTIES THROUGH 445 PM
EDT...

At 408 PM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking a strong thunderstorm over
Valley Oak, or 12 miles southwest of Mount Vernon, moving east at 20
mph.

HAZARD...Wind gusts up to 40 mph and pea size hail.

SOURCE...Radar indicated.

IMPACT...Gusty winds could knock down tree limbs and blow around
         unsecured objects. Minor hail damage to vegetation is
         possible.

Locations impacted include...
Mount Vernon, Sand Springs, Donaro, Bobtown, Wood Creek Lake,
Pittsburg, Bandy, Pongo, Woodstock, Wabp, Hansford, Valley Oak,
Willailla, Hazel Patch, Pine Hill, Jep Hill, Camp Wildcat, Flat Rock,
Sinks, and Wellhope.

THIS INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING HIGHWAYS...
 Interstate 75 in east central Kentucky between mile markers 42 and
61.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Laurel County between mile markers 1 and 7.
 Kentucky Highway 80 in Pulaski County between mile markers 27 and
40.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If outdoors, consider seeking shelter inside a building.

Torrential rainfall is also occurring with this storm and may lead to
localized flooding. Do not drive your vehicle through flooded
roadways.

&&

LAT...LON 3710 8450 3727 8457 3742 8420 3716 8409
TIME...MOT...LOC 2008Z 251DEG 19KT 3721 8445

MAX HAIL SIZE...0.25 IN
MAX WIND GUST...40 MPH

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